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1729 Conflicts of Interest overview
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5549203/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″]Conflicts of interest are an inevitable part of doing any business, including for religious organizations. Josh talks about what a conflict of interest is, potential downfalls resulting from mishandling conflicts of interest, and key practices to handle conflicts of interest responsibly. Churches and other faith organizations should use disclosure statements annually to identify potential conflicts, adopt policies about how to handle conflicts, and regularly follow up and update these documents.
Ex Officio Committee Members
Committees with ex officio members should include those people in their notices of meetings, but when someone is a member ex officio of all committees, the ex officio member is not counted when determining a quorum. (Typically, this is the president, but in the model constitution, this is the president and senior pastor.) These ex officio members are only different from regular members in their obligation to attend committee meetings. In other words, they have all the privileges of a member, but they are usually exempted from the responsibilities. On the other hand, when someone is an ex officio of a specific committee, that person has all the rights and obligations of another member, so the only difference is the method of selection (member due to office rather than other means of selection).